Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-30
FLORIDA.

/ ON Saturday last the stamp WINDOW OF
the post office at PRlatka took in $S1, and
/ W edDesday the sales amounted TO $50
The office Is dong very heavy business,
and every day the money taken IN is Sent
10 Jacksonville. which is the depository
( Office Tor the district.
Young MIR. Fenton, who it win be re-
! membered had his eve severely injured
a short time ago while gathering oranges
at his grove at Buffalo Bluff, is in New
! York under the treatment OF a spec list.
The doctor says be can save the eye, but
! its signt viii be somewhat impaired.
1t is rumored that by the first OF May
! trains VIII be running from Arlington
! TWO miles southeast of Jacksonville o
! Burnside Beach. Messrs. Wallace q
/ Dolby have taken the contract, aud orders
! for IRON have been forwarded. There are
| four miles OF this road already constructed
| from MaypOrt to Burnside. The com
! p!etiOn of this new road VIII cause the
| withdraw wal OF the steamer Kate Spencer,
the present mall and passenger boat.
The head Of II PalatkR firm Wednesday
was complaining Of the duilness of the
! times, and thought he would look over his
! fallen of rs compared with the cor
responding month Of last year. Much to
his surprise and qualification. he found
! that so far this month he had done at
least 20 per cent. more business than he
did during January, 1886. We doubt not
but an equally good showing can be made
by a number of our business houses.
The Palatka Herald is DESTROYS of Sc
curing few samples OF paper manuiact-
ured during the war in the Confederate
states. A collection is being gotten up,
and any one having such, will please send
to that Office for which they will be duly
rewarded. Anything from the finest to
the poorest quality. An old ''reb"
says he has piece upon which
was written furlough in Virginia that
is the color of fodder and as rough as
steel rasp, but don't care to part with it.
Mrs. Patrick's claim to a dover ri ght
in large part OF the land now EN- bracing
the city Of Orlando has FOR the past few
DAYS been the cause of considerable eX-
element in business circles. The suit
against the city will not be brought, as
by the advice of her friends and with the
consent Of her counsel Mrs Patrick de-
cded 10 withdraw her claim. A deed re-
linquishng her right 10 dover in the
properly in question was drawn up aud
signed making the claim OF the present
owners unquestlonabie and absolutely
clear.
At the opera house at Palatka Wednes-
day difficulty occurred between +. ID.
Sawyer, one of the managers of the Hicks
Il Sawyer's cOlOred Ministries, and Tom
Mcintosh. one of the members of the
troupe. Mcintosh was drinking and was
some what under the influence OF liquor,
and during the dispute he drew his re-
vOver, and. sawyer says, acold ontally
discharged it, the ball striking Sawyer
about one inch from the navel, and came
ont about one inch on the other side OF IT.
iunIcUnZ a painful but not dangerous
flesh wound.
The people OF Pomona are making a
strong effort to secure the erection of the
Squier saw mill at that place, instead OF
on the old site on Crystal Lake. The
Crystal Lake people are equally anxious
10 have the mill rebuilt there, and each
section is Offering strong inducements to
the Messrs. Squer. William Hoflrd, OF
Canada, who is inter rested at crystal
Lake, has headed subscription with 800
to have the mill rebuilt on the Old site,
and other liberal subscriptions have been
offered. The mil, before it was burned,
MAS one Of the pest in East Florida, and
whatever section gets i. will be fortunate.
Under the auspices ofthe Florida Chau-
tauqua a Farmers and GarGners' Insti-
tule viii be heid at DeFunia6 springs,
March s, 8 and 10. Prot. j. n. Wbituer,
ot the state Agricultural College ut Lake
city, will have charge. The following
subjects will be considered in carefully
prepared papers and addresses: /.
Truck Farming" >. Tobacco Culture"
,. "Orange Growing" 4. The LeConte
Pear" ;. Gig Culture" 6. 'Crop Ro-
tation." !. THE Cultivation OF Cocoa
nut and other Tropical Fruits" Other
| SUBJECTS Of interest to farmers will be
| presented, and ample o pportunity given
Tor discussion.
On last Monday, Jan. "A, the CLYDE
steamship Delaware was bound from
! New York to FernandIna. when of 81.
Andrews shoal, near JekyI island, Il
| heavy gale came on, and she was driven
ashore, losing her main Jibboom, rudder,
| and disabling her engines. " bile
| aground she hoisted signals of distress,
/ and turee tugs, belonging to the Bruns-
! wick Steamtug Combination, went TO
| her rescue, aud Mr.. Upper, Of the Tug
! Combination, alleges that bargain was
| struck by which the tugs agreed to tow
/ her into Fernandiua tor $500. MIR. Tup-
/ per further saws that the captain agreed
| 10 pay this amount, and the disabled
/ steamship was brought safely into port.
/ Nh. Iupper IN continuing his statement
/ at Tire case, "put on to say that after she
| arrived Mt FCruEndina the mil was not
| paid, ana on account Of the uNCti jUin}y
/ Of wnen il was gong to he and as tho yes
! sci was expected to sail w Wednesday night
| or Thursday morning, he went to Jack
/ SOnNllle W euNesudy anu engaged Ine
services OF John + and George L.
Walker TO libel her, and these law
yers Immediately proceeded To that
end, and after obtaining the necessary
papers, placed them in the hands OF
! United states Marshal Bird for execution.
| The papers were immed ately forwarded
! BY Mr.. Upper to J. A. Ellerman, Deputy
! United states Marshal IL that city. and
tots Official Immediately on receiving
| them proceeded down To the vessel and
TOOK caarge OF her. The Delaware, there.
tore, did not sail at her regular advertised
! time, as her captain will nave to give a
! $4,000 bond for appearance before the YES
sci is permitted t. 20 TO sea. The yesseps
| owners we're telegraphed to, and IL is eX
| remely probable that a compromise will
| be effected.
Parties from sanford tell an amusing
| account Of an injunction case now pend
ing IN that town. Fred HOtchkss pur
chased a lot in Sanford and desired L
move the building tberetrom TO another
lot for the purpose OF erecting a better
one on the site. He obtained permission
from the city authorities to move the ole
| building aud begun operations. The
owners OF property adjoining that tC
which he proposed placing the old build
| Ing demurred and as last resort or
! Tuesday applied aud obtained TEN.
porary injunction restraining HOtchkIsl
! from further operations in moving unit
. / tho n a poftIN ha hr